Dive Against Debris Data Submission
ADS61 - The Christ Statue
21 March, 2018
- Team Leader
- Shayna Cohen
- Number of Participants
- 8
- Total Debris Collected
- 25.25 lbs (measured)
25.1241667, -80.29666667
Survey Information
- Location Name
- ADS61 - The Christ Statue
- Organization/Dive Centre
- Scubi Jew: EC Environmental Divers
- City
- Key Largo
- Country
- United States
- Date
- 21 March, 2018
- Survey Duration
- 40 Minutes
- GPS Coordinates
- Latitude: 25.1241667
Longitude: -80.29666667
- Weather Conditions
- Survey Depth Range
- 10–30 feet
- Area Surveyed
- 100 ft2
- Dominant Substrate
- coral
- Ecosystem
- coral reef
- Wave Conditions
- Smooth (wavelets) for waves 0.1 - 0.5 meter high
Survey Photos
Debris Items Collected
| plastic materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Pipes (plastic-PVC) | 1 |
| Plastic Fragments | 1 |
| glass materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Beverage Bottles (glass) | 1 |
| metal materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Fishing: Traps & Pots | 1 |
| wood materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Wood Fragments | 19 |
| other materials collected | |
|---|---|
| Nails | 2 |
Additional Information
Hurricane Irma and the lack of preparation done by fishermen to remove traps before the natural disaster. The majority of the debris appeared to be fragments of lobster traps, that resembled other lobster traps broken apart found right after Irma.
Plastic wrapping
Loose wood fragments with nails jutting out
Comments and Feedback
All debris we found was outside of the usually dived area, which explains why we found so much on such a highly trafficked dive site.
